Verboticisms

Created by: OldEnglish

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

| Comments and Points

Created by: ChrisCarrk

Pronunciation: sell-flat-oh-no-me

Sentence: He was a graduate of the selflatonomy class.

Etymology: self flattering

| Comments and Points

Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: tok/see/mee/ah

Sentence: An acute case of talksemea renders the victim completely obsessed with their own words.

Etymology: talk + see me + toxemia

| Comments and Points

Created by: qwerty

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology: auto = self, phasia from aphasia

| Comments and Points

Created by: rombus

Pronunciation: kaws - bee - ing

Sentence: Bart was known for his cosbeing behavior. He thought he was a comedian; but he was really just annoying everyone with his "unfunny" routines and self-amusement.

Etymology: Cosby (as in Bill Cosby), Being

| Comments and Points

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: fun/nee/da/men/tal/ist

Sentence: Sam was a funnydamentalist who's wit was the cornerstone of his very being. He constantly had himself in stitches although sadly no one else found him amusing.

Etymology: funny + fundamentalist (sticks to inherent belief)

----------------------------
COMMENTS:

I believe! - jrogan, 2009-07-17: 06:28:00

----------------------------

| Comments and Points

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: prēˈäkyəproud

Sentence: Harry is so preoccuproud that he refuses to sign up for any but his own Twitter feeds. After all, how could he possible learn anything from anybody who is far less clever than himself.

Etymology: preoccupied (dominate or engross the mind to the exclusion of other thoughts) + proud (feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one\'s own achievements)

----------------------------
COMMENTS:

another subtle excellent word - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-17: 12:27:00

----------------------------

| Comments and Points

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation:

Sentence: His vanwitty was so astonishing - he kept himself amused all day with his clever banter

Etymology: vanity + wit

| Comments and Points

Created by: Paloma

Pronunciation: NAR-sih-vay-ted

Sentence: John was so narcivated he would laugh at his own pretentious jokes before he'd even said the punchline.

Etymology: Narcissus (Greek hero who fell in love with his own reflection) + captivated

| Comments and Points

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: wit/ti/sis/sis/tic

Sentence: Paul is a perfectly proud, puffy, pompous witticissistic, unashamed of his own lack of humour in the so-called jokes that he constantly pushes on his unlaughing friends.

Etymology: witticism + narcissistic

| Comments and Points